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==Concept and creation==
 
==Concept and creation==
 
[[File:Amy CD concept 1 colored.png|thumb|left|Amy's finalized design, by [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]].]]
 
[[File:Amy CD concept 1 colored.png|thumb|left|Amy's finalized design, by [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]].]]
Amy Rose was created in response to a request from the character division of [[Sega]]'s licensing business, who wanted a character that could be the "[[w:c:disney:Minnie Mouse|Minnie]]" to Sonic's "[[w:c:disney:Mickey Mouse|Mickey]]".<ref name="Famitsu25">{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201606/24107383.html?page=2 |last=Ray |first=Manami |title=『ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ』誕生・ヒット・新生の真実をソニックチームのレジェンドクリエイターが、25周年のいま明かす 秘蔵資料満載の永久保存版!(2/5) |publisher=Famitsu |accessdate=4 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://archive.vn/aiMm2 |archivedate=18 April 2020 |language=Japanese |quote=中 『ソニックCD』と言えばエミー・ローズが登場しますけど、僕らアメリカにいた側からすると、それがナンパに思えたんですよ。ソニックのガールフレンドとしては、すでにグラマラスな大人の人間女性“マドンナ”が設定されていたんですね。それがあったので、すごく違和感を覚えた記憶がありますね。
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Amy Rose was created in response to a request from the character division of [[Sega]]'s licensing business, who wanted a character that could be the "[[w:c:disney:Minnie Mouse|Minnie]]" to Sonic's "[[w:c:disney:Mickey Mouse|Mickey]]".<ref name="Famitsu25">{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201606/24107383.html?page=2 |last=Ray |first=Manami |title=『ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ』誕生・ヒット・新生の真実をソニックチームのレジェンドクリエイターが、25周年のいま明かす 秘蔵資料満載の永久保存版!(2/5) |publisher=Famitsu |accessdate=4 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://archive.vn/aiMm2 |archivedate=18 April 2020 |language=Japanese |quote=中 『ソニックCD』と言えばエミー・ローズが登場しますけど、僕らアメリカにいた側からすると、それがナンパに思えたんですよ。ソニックのガールフレンドとしては、すでにグラマラスな大人の人間女性“マドンナ”が設定されていたんですね。それがあったので、すごく違和感を覚えた記憶がありますね。 大島 あれはライセンスビジネスを担当していた当時のキャラクター部から「ミッキーに対するミニ―にあたる女の子キャラクターがほしい」と言われてデザインしたんですよ。でも、マドンナの要素はエミーにも受け継がれていますよ。}}</ref> However, it was felt that it would go against Sonic's personality for him to locked into a standard cartoon relationship like Mickey and Minnie. Instead, it was decided that a one-way relationship, where Amy's affection for Sonic is unrequited, would be more interesting.<ref name="2013qa">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzxRoIX4QU&t=38m35s |title=Sonic Boom 2013 - Part 2/3 - Q&A Session |publisher= |work= |accessdate=10 February 2019 |author=MajinReid |archiveurl= |archivedate= |language=English and Japanese}}</ref>
   
 
[[Naoto Ohshima]] created the original character design,<ref name="shmuplations">{{Cite web|url=http://shmuplations.com/sonic/ |title=Sonic the Hedgehog – Developer Interview Collection |publisher= |work= |accessdate=10 February 2019 |author=Shmuplations (translation) |archiveurl= |archivedate= |language=English |quote=Other than Sonic, the only characters I directly designed were Dr. Eggman and Amy Rose. The others characters were thought up by different staff.}}</ref> which was then finalized by [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]].<ref name="OhshimaTwitter1">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NaotoOhshima/status/1067631279321927680 |title=Naoto Ohshima on Twitter |publisher= |work= |accessdate=10 February 2019 |author=Naoto Ohshima |archiveurl= |archivedate= |language=English |quote=An image of Retro Amy's decision was found. Mr. Hoshino painted the picture. Retro Amy's design finish was Mr. Hoshino.}}</ref><ref name="OhshimaTwitter2">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NaotoOhshima/status/1072915665097437184 |title=Naoto Ohshima on Twitter |publisher= |work= |accessdate=10 February 2019 |author=Naoto Ohshima |archiveurl= |archivedate= |language=English |quote=This picture is me, but Amy 's finish design is Hoshino.}}</ref> According to Hoshino, there were many voices involved in the creation of the character, including staff members from various departments<ref name="Works">{{Cite book |author=Keith Stuart |title=Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works |language=English |publisher=Read-Only Memory |page=289 |chapter= |date=6 November 2014 |isbn=978-0957576810 |quote='''Kazuyuki Hoshino''': Although I created the in-game graphics for Amy, there were many people involved in the birth of the character, with staff members from various departments all contributing ideas. Just like Mickey needs Minnnie to exist, Sonic's world needed a heroine that could not be ignored. Her fashion - the head piece and trainers - reflect Naoto Ohshima's taste, while her mannerisms reflect the kind of traits I looked for in women at the time.}}</ref> and editors of the then upcoming [[Sonic the Hedgehog (manga)|manga]] series.<ref name="2013qa" /> Amy's hairband and trainers reflect Naoto Ohshima's taste, while her mannerisms reflect the kind of traits Kazuyuki Hoshino looked for in women at the time.<ref name="Works" />
大島 あれはライセンスビジネスを担当していた当時のキャラクター部から「ミッキーに対するミニ―にあたる女の子キャラクターがほしい」と言われてデザインしたんですよ。でも、マドンナの要素はエミーにも受け継がれていますよ。}}</ref> However, it was felt that it would go against Sonic's personality for him to locked into a standard cartoon relationship like Mickey and Minnie. Instead, it was decided that a one-way relationship, where Amy's affection for Sonic is unrequited, would be more interesting.<ref name="2013qa">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzxRoIX4QU&t=38m35s |title=Sonic Boom 2013 - Part 2/3 - Q&A Session |publisher= |work= |accessdate=10 February 2019 |author=MajinReid |archiveurl= |archivedate= |language=English and Japanese}}</ref>
 
   
 
Although Amy was originally created as a character for the video game series,<ref name="OhshimaTwitter3">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NaotoOhshima/status/1068552574389780481 |title=Naoto Ohshima on Twitter |publisher= |work= |accessdate=10 February 2019 |author=Naoto Ohshima |archiveurl= |archivedate= |language=Japanese |quote=Game が先です}}</ref> she first appeared in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog (manga)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' manga]] and ''[[The Adventures of SONIC the Hedgehog]]'' series published by ''Shogakukan''. The series began in the April 1992 issues<ref group="note">Since the cover date was one month ahead of the publication date, these issues were released March 1992.</ref> of ''Shogaku Ninensei'', ''Shogaku Sannensei'', ''Shogaku Yonensei'', ''Shogaku Gonensei'' and ''Shogaku Rokunensei''. The manga series would later feature in ''Shogaku Ichinensei'' and ''[[Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special]]''.
[[Naoto Ohshima]] created the original character design,<ref name="shmuplations">{{Cite web|url=http://shmuplations.com/sonic/ |title=Sonic the Hedgehog – Developer Interview Collection |publisher= |work= |accessdate=10 February 2019 |author=Shmuplations (translation) |archiveurl= |archivedate= |language=English |quote=Other than Sonic, the only characters I directly designed were Dr. Eggman and Amy Rose. The others characters were thought up by different staff.}}</ref> which was then finalized by [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]].<ref name="OhshimaTwitter1">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NaotoOhshima/status/1067631279321927680 |title=Naoto Ohshima on Twitter |publisher= |work= |accessdate=10 February 2019 |author=Naoto Ohshima |archiveurl= |archivedate= |language=English |quote=An image of Retro Amy's decision was found. Mr. Hoshino painted the picture. Retro Amy's design finish was Mr. Hoshino.}}</ref><ref name="OhshimaTwitter2">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NaotoOhshima/status/1072915665097437184 |title=Naoto Ohshima on Twitter |publisher= |work= |accessdate=10 February 2019 |author=Naoto Ohshima |archiveurl= |archivedate= |language=English |quote=This picture is me, but Amy 's finish design is Hoshino.}}</ref> According to Hoshino, there were many voices involved in the creation of the character, including staff members from various departments<ref name="Works">{{Cite book |author=Keith Stuart |title=Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works |language=English |publisher=Read-Only Memory |page=289 |chapter= |date=06 November 2014 |isbn=978-0957576810 |quote='''Kazuyuki Hoshino''': Although I created the in-game graphics for Amy, there were many people involved in the birth of the character, with staff members from various departments all contributing ideas. Just like Mickey needs Minnnie to exist, Sonic's world needed a heroine that could not be ignored. Her fashion - the head piece and trainers - reflect Naoto Ohshima's taste, while her mannerisms reflect the kind of traits I looked for in women at the time.}}</ref> and editors of the then upcoming [[Sonic the Hedgehog (manga)|manga]] series.<ref name="2013qa" /> Amy's hairband and trainers reflect Naoto Ohshima's taste, while her mannerisms reflect the kind of traits Kazuyuki Hoshino looked for in women at the time.<ref name="Works" />
 
   
 
The manga series had various writers and artists, working from a story concept created by [[Kenji Terada]], who wrote the [[The Adventures of SONIC the Hedgehog|illustrated stories]] in ''Shogaku Yonensei''. In these series, [[Amy Rose (Shogakukan)|Amy]] is the girlfriend of [[Nicky]], a nerdy young male hedgehog with the power to transform into the superhero, [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Shogakukan)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]. Amy is also the target of the bully [[Anton Veruca]]. In the stories illustrated by [[Sango Morimoto]] she had a very different design - most notably, she was brown rather than pink and her spines were styled into a ponytail. She is simply known as Amy throughout most of the series, with her surname "Rose" not being mentioned until later issues of Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special, released after the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'' video game.
Although Amy was originally created as a character for the video game series,<ref name="OhshimaTwitter3">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NaotoOhshima/status/1068552574389780481 |title=Naoto Ohshima on Twitter |publisher= |work= |accessdate=10 February 2019 |author=Naoto Ohshima |archiveurl= |archivedate= |language=Japanese |quote=Game が先です}}</ref> she first appeared in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog (manga)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' manga]] and [[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (illustrated stories)|illustrated stories]] series published by ''Shogakukan''. The series began in the April 1992 issues<ref group="note">Since the cover date was one month ahead of the publication date, these issues were released March 1992.</ref> of ''Shogaku Ninensei'', ''Shogaku Sannensei'', ''Shogaku Yonensei'', ''Shogaku Gonensei'' and ''Shogaku Rokunensei''. The manga series would later feature in ''Shogaku Ichinensei'' and ''[[Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special]]''.
 
 
The manga series had various writers and artists, working from a story concept created by [[Kenji Terada]], who wrote the [[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (illustrated stories)|illustrated stories]] in ''Shogaku Yonensei''. In these series, [[Amy (Shogakukan)|Amy]] is the girlfriend of [[Nicky]], a nerdy young male hedgehog with the power to transform into the superhero, [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Shogakukan)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]. Amy is also the target of the bully [[Anton Veruca]]. In the stories illustrated by [[Sango Morimoto]] she had a very different design - most notably, she was brown rather than pink and her spines were styled into a ponytail. She is simply known as Amy throughout most of the series, with her surname "Rose" not being mentioned until later issues of Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special, released after the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'' video game.
 
   
 
Amy Rose made her video game debut in 1993's ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'', as a non-playable character. In this game she is an 8 year old hedgehog girl kidnapped by the new antagonist, [[Metal Sonic]]. In the Japanese release, she was primarily known by her nickname ''Rosy the Rascal'', although it is still stated that her real name is ''Amy Rose''. She later appeared as a playable character in several ensemble spin-off games such as ''[[Sonic Drift]]'', ''[[Sonic Drift 2]]'', ''[[Sonic the Fighters]]'' and ''[[Sonic R]]''. She did not appear in any of the early TV series, although she was included in most comics, including the [[Archie Comics]] series, the British ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' and the French ''[[Sonic Adventures]]''.
 
Amy Rose made her video game debut in 1993's ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'', as a non-playable character. In this game she is an 8 year old hedgehog girl kidnapped by the new antagonist, [[Metal Sonic]]. In the Japanese release, she was primarily known by her nickname ''Rosy the Rascal'', although it is still stated that her real name is ''Amy Rose''. She later appeared as a playable character in several ensemble spin-off games such as ''[[Sonic Drift]]'', ''[[Sonic Drift 2]]'', ''[[Sonic the Fighters]]'' and ''[[Sonic R]]''. She did not appear in any of the early TV series, although she was included in most comics, including the [[Archie Comics]] series, the British ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' and the French ''[[Sonic Adventures]]''.
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==Appearance==
 
==Appearance==
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[[File:SonicAdventure2 Art2D AmyRose.png|thumb|left|Amy, from ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''.]]
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SonicAdventure2 Art2D AmyRose.png|Amy from ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''.
Amy is a pink-furred anthropomorphic hedgehog with green eyes and peach skin on her muzzle and arms. She has a small black nose and back spines. Additionally, her five short head quills point downwards, somewhat resembling a bob cut. She also has three spikes for bangs on her head, and a short tail.
 
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Amy Rose in Sonic Riders.png|Amy from ''[[Sonic Riders]]''.
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Amy 32.png|Amy in her summer sports oufit from ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''.
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Amy flattened.png|Amy in her winter sports outfit from ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''.
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AmyLondonOlympicGames.png|Amy in her swimsuit ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''.
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</gallery>
 
Amy is a pink-furred anthropomorphic hedgehog with green eyes and peach skin on her muzzle and arms. She has a small black nose and no back spines. She also has two medium-length eyelashes on each side of her eyes. Additionally, her five short head quills point downwards, somewhat resembling a bob cut. She also has three spikes for bangs on her head, and a short tail.
   
For attire, she wears a red, sleeveless, backless dress with white trim, tall red boots with a white stripe down the center and white cuffs, a red hairband, and white wrist-length gloves with gold bracelets for cuffs.
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For attire, Amy wears a red, sleeveless, backless dress with white trim, tall red boots with a white stripe down the center and white cuffs, a red hairband, and white wrist-length gloves with gold bracelets for cuffs.
   
 
When she was younger, Amy's five head quills were longer and pointed backwards, and she had a single back spine. Her eyes were black and she wore an orange ruffled or pleated skirt, a green shirt with puffed sleeves and a white collar, white and blue sneakers with orange shoelaces, white wrist-length gloves, and a red tie hairband.
 
When she was younger, Amy's five head quills were longer and pointed backwards, and she had a single back spine. Her eyes were black and she wore an orange ruffled or pleated skirt, a green shirt with puffed sleeves and a white collar, white and blue sneakers with orange shoelaces, white wrist-length gloves, and a red tie hairband.
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During the [[Mario & Sonic series|Olympic Games]], Amy sports a number of different outfits depending on the event and the environments she faces:
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*For regular sporting events in the summer, she wears a dress similar to her normal one, but different around the shoulders, with the addition of black shorts underneath it and a different pair of shoes. She also wears white gloves with pink and white cuffs.
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*For winter and equestrian events, she wears a pink parka with white trimming, black leggings, and pink boots.
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*For swimming and gymnastic events, she wears a red, sleeveless one-piece swimsuit with a white, red-rimmed skirt. She also wears her normal gloves and red slippers.
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*In ''[[Sonic Riders]]'', she wears a white and pink dress-like sleeveless tank top with pink sweatpants with a white stripe on each side, red wristbands with a single yellow stripe, and red and white shoes with yellow detail along with gray laces and gray soles.
   
 
==Personality==
 
==Personality==
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[[File:Amy profile SG.png|thumb|left|240px|Amy's profile in ''[[Sonic Generations]]''.]]
[[File:Amy profile SG.png|thumb|left|240px|Amy's profile in ''[[Sonic Generations]]''.]]Amy in the main series is presented as being somewhat kind and girly. In ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'', she was referred to as an "optimistic tomboy" who loves fortunes and uses tarot cards. Because of her tomboyish nature, she became a playable character as a fighter in ''[[Sonic the Fighters]]''. However, after ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'', Amy had grown a more feminine personality, such as an interest in shopping and fashion, but that did not remove her tomboyish nature. However, in the later games, she has the personality of a girly-girl more so than a tomboy, unlike the earlier games. In the more recent games, Amy has become a bit more obsessive and far more aggressive, much to Sonic's dismay. She often shows her anger by pulling her [[Piko Piko Hammer]] out of [[Hammerspace]], sometimes threatening [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] with it. That being said Amy is rather temperamental, bossy, overbearing, and stubborn, much to the annoyance of a few characters.
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Somewhat kind and girly, Amy is presented as an over-enthusiastic, but good natured hedgehog girl with a preference for cute things, sweets, and shopping.<ref name="M&SR2016">[[:File:AmyProfileRio2016.png]]</ref> In ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'', she was referred to as an "optimistic tomboy" who loves fortunes and uses tarot cards. Because of her tomboyish nature, she became a playable character as a fighter in ''[[Sonic the Fighters]]''. However, after ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'', Amy had grown a more feminine personality, such as an interest in shopping and fashion, but that did not remove her tomboyish nature. However, in the later games, she has the personality of a girly-girl more so than a tomboy, unlike the earlier games. In the more recent games, Amy has become a bit more obsessive and far more aggressive, much to Sonic's dismay. She often shows her anger by pulling her [[Piko Piko Hammer]] out of [[Hammerspace]], sometimes threatening [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] with it. That being said Amy is rather temperamental, bossy, overbearing, and stubborn, much to the annoyance of a few characters.
   
 
In ''[[Sonic Battle]]'', her attraction towards "Boxercise" plays to both elements of her ever-changing personality: the exercise helping her lose weight to maintain her girlish figure, and the boxing to help her train when she's forced to fight. In ''[[Sonic Battle]],'' she had shown a very powerful and aggressive attitude, willing to fight whenever necessary.
 
In ''[[Sonic Battle]]'', her attraction towards "Boxercise" plays to both elements of her ever-changing personality: the exercise helping her lose weight to maintain her girlish figure, and the boxing to help her train when she's forced to fight. In ''[[Sonic Battle]],'' she had shown a very powerful and aggressive attitude, willing to fight whenever necessary.
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In ''[[Sonic Riders]]'', Amy enters the EX World Grand Prix so she can be beside Sonic, though she becomes mad when Sonic accidentally launches her into a tornado when he had to save her from [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]] and forgot about her. After getting caught in the tornado, she chases Sonic with her [[Piko Piko Hammer]] as payback for forgetting about her.
 
In ''[[Sonic Riders]]'', Amy enters the EX World Grand Prix so she can be beside Sonic, though she becomes mad when Sonic accidentally launches her into a tornado when he had to save her from [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]] and forgot about her. After getting caught in the tornado, she chases Sonic with her [[Piko Piko Hammer]] as payback for forgetting about her.
   
[[File:Amy protecting Sonic 06.PNG|thumb|200px|Amy protecting Sonic from [[Silver the Hedgehog|Silver]].]]
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[[File:STH2006 SN Saved by Amy 07.png|thumb|200px|Amy protecting Sonic from [[Silver the Hedgehog|Silver]].]]
 
In [[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2006)]], Amy's time is spent mostly trying to find Sonic. She teams up with [[Silver the Hedgehog|Silver]] in order to find him, though when she finds out that he is trying to kill him, she ditched him, saying that she would choose Sonic over the entire world. Later on, during the Last Story, nearly every important character gets sent to a time-space rift. They all see that Sonic is dead, and Amy reacts to this by kneeling down and crying into her hands. She later sheds a tear when Sonic is brought back to life.
 
In [[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2006)]], Amy's time is spent mostly trying to find Sonic. She teams up with [[Silver the Hedgehog|Silver]] in order to find him, though when she finds out that he is trying to kill him, she ditched him, saying that she would choose Sonic over the entire world. Later on, during the Last Story, nearly every important character gets sent to a time-space rift. They all see that Sonic is dead, and Amy reacts to this by kneeling down and crying into her hands. She later sheds a tear when Sonic is brought back to life.
   
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===E-102 Gamma===
 
===E-102 Gamma===
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{{Quote left|You're really nice. You're different from the other robots. You've got a soft spot inside your metal frame. If you want, we can be friends okay?|Amy Rose, ''[[Sonic Adventure]]''|file = QuotAmy&Gamma.ogg}}
 
[[File:S ev021.png|thumb|right|Amy protecting Gamma from [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]].]]
 
[[File:S ev021.png|thumb|right|Amy protecting Gamma from [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]].]]
 
Although initially hostile to each other, Amy and [[E-102 Gamma]] eventually form a friendship, with Amy being the reason for Gamma reforming and turning against Dr. Eggman.
 
Although initially hostile to each other, Amy and [[E-102 Gamma]] eventually form a friendship, with Amy being the reason for Gamma reforming and turning against Dr. Eggman.
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The two have seemed to get along with each other in certain circumstances like in ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' and ''[[Sonic Forces]]'', but this may be because of the high stakes portrayed in both games.
 
The two have seemed to get along with each other in certain circumstances like in ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' and ''[[Sonic Forces]]'', but this may be because of the high stakes portrayed in both games.
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===Princess Elise===
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{{Quote left|I'll go, too! Because it's for Sonic! So Elise... Watch over him!|Amy telling Elise to watch over Sonic.|file = QuotAmy&Elise.ogg}}
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[[Princess Elise the Third|Princess Elise]] was a good friend of Amy's. Amy rescued her from Eggman's base then escorted and saved her from the robots that were chasing her. Amy gave Elise some advice on love and told her that she had a good chance with Sonic (though she did not know that Elise cared for Sonic as well), saying, "''You're a Princess and you're super-cute. This guy's the lucky one.''" Amy also comforted her in the Last Story of the game.
   
 
===Friends/allies===
 
===Friends/allies===

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If I had to choose between the world and Sonic, I would choose Sonic!


— Amy Rose, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

Amy Rose (エミー・ローズ Emī Rōzu?), formerly known as Rosy the Rascal (ロージー・ザ・ラスカル Rōjī za Rasukaru?), is a fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. She is an anthropomorphic hedgehog with a major crush on Sonic the Hedgehog. Since meeting Sonic on Little Planet, Amy has become his self-proclaimed girlfriend and has attempted to win his heart by any means during their adventures. She wields the Piko Piko Hammer, a powerful melee weapon which she uses with skills second to none and never leaves home without.[15]

Amy is a cheerful, though slightly erratic girl, with a positive attitude and boundless energy. However, she has a scary temper and her infatuation with Sonic makes her shortsighted and a bit obsessive about him, having followed him everywhere since meeting him. Nevertheless, she has a pure heart and will not let anything stop her.

Concept and creation

Amy CD concept 1 colored

Amy's finalized design, by Kazuyuki Hoshino.

Amy Rose was created in response to a request from the character division of Sega's licensing business, who wanted a character that could be the "Minnie" to Sonic's "Mickey".[16] However, it was felt that it would go against Sonic's personality for him to locked into a standard cartoon relationship like Mickey and Minnie. Instead, it was decided that a one-way relationship, where Amy's affection for Sonic is unrequited, would be more interesting.[17]

Naoto Ohshima created the original character design,[18] which was then finalized by Kazuyuki Hoshino.[2][3] According to Hoshino, there were many voices involved in the creation of the character, including staff members from various departments[19] and editors of the then upcoming manga series.[17] Amy's hairband and trainers reflect Naoto Ohshima's taste, while her mannerisms reflect the kind of traits Kazuyuki Hoshino looked for in women at the time.[19]

Although Amy was originally created as a character for the video game series,[20] she first appeared in the Sonic the Hedgehog manga and The Adventures of SONIC the Hedgehog series published by Shogakukan. The series began in the April 1992 issues[note 1] of Shogaku Ninensei, Shogaku Sannensei, Shogaku Yonensei, Shogaku Gonensei and Shogaku Rokunensei. The manga series would later feature in Shogaku Ichinensei and Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special.

The manga series had various writers and artists, working from a story concept created by Kenji Terada, who wrote the illustrated stories in Shogaku Yonensei. In these series, Amy is the girlfriend of Nicky, a nerdy young male hedgehog with the power to transform into the superhero, Sonic the Hedgehog. Amy is also the target of the bully Anton Veruca. In the stories illustrated by Sango Morimoto she had a very different design - most notably, she was brown rather than pink and her spines were styled into a ponytail. She is simply known as Amy throughout most of the series, with her surname "Rose" not being mentioned until later issues of Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special, released after the Sonic the Hedgehog CD video game.

Amy Rose made her video game debut in 1993's Sonic the Hedgehog CD, as a non-playable character. In this game she is an 8 year old hedgehog girl kidnapped by the new antagonist, Metal Sonic. In the Japanese release, she was primarily known by her nickname Rosy the Rascal, although it is still stated that her real name is Amy Rose. She later appeared as a playable character in several ensemble spin-off games such as Sonic Drift, Sonic Drift 2, Sonic the Fighters and Sonic R. She did not appear in any of the early TV series, although she was included in most comics, including the Archie Comics series, the British Sonic the Comic and the French Sonic Adventures.

When Sonic Team reunited and started work on their three-dimensional follow-up to the classic Sonic games, Sonic Adventure, it was decided they would revive the pink hedgehog and give her a starring role in the game. Like the rest of the returning cast, Amy was given an updated design by Yuji Uekawa. While Sonic, Tails and Knuckles all received minor design changes, Amy's clothing and hairstyle were completely revamped. She also had her entire figure redesigned to make her appear older. In addition to her redesign, her official age was changed from 8 to 12.

Appearance

Amy is a pink-furred anthropomorphic hedgehog with green eyes and peach skin on her muzzle and arms. She has a small black nose and no back spines. She also has two medium-length eyelashes on each side of her eyes. Additionally, her five short head quills point downwards, somewhat resembling a bob cut. She also has three spikes for bangs on her head, and a short tail.

For attire, Amy wears a red, sleeveless, backless dress with white trim, tall red boots with a white stripe down the center and white cuffs, a red hairband, and white wrist-length gloves with gold bracelets for cuffs.

When she was younger, Amy's five head quills were longer and pointed backwards, and she had a single back spine. Her eyes were black and she wore an orange ruffled or pleated skirt, a green shirt with puffed sleeves and a white collar, white and blue sneakers with orange shoelaces, white wrist-length gloves, and a red tie hairband.

During the Olympic Games, Amy sports a number of different outfits depending on the event and the environments she faces:

  • For regular sporting events in the summer, she wears a dress similar to her normal one, but different around the shoulders, with the addition of black shorts underneath it and a different pair of shoes. She also wears white gloves with pink and white cuffs.
  • For winter and equestrian events, she wears a pink parka with white trimming, black leggings, and pink boots.
  • For swimming and gymnastic events, she wears a red, sleeveless one-piece swimsuit with a white, red-rimmed skirt. She also wears her normal gloves and red slippers.
  • In Sonic Riders, she wears a white and pink dress-like sleeveless tank top with pink sweatpants with a white stripe on each side, red wristbands with a single yellow stripe, and red and white shoes with yellow detail along with gray laces and gray soles.

Personality

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Amy's profile in Sonic Generations.

Somewhat kind and girly, Amy is presented as an over-enthusiastic, but good natured hedgehog girl with a preference for cute things, sweets, and shopping.[21] In Sonic the Hedgehog CD, she was referred to as an "optimistic tomboy" who loves fortunes and uses tarot cards. Because of her tomboyish nature, she became a playable character as a fighter in Sonic the Fighters. However, after Sonic Adventure, Amy had grown a more feminine personality, such as an interest in shopping and fashion, but that did not remove her tomboyish nature. However, in the later games, she has the personality of a girly-girl more so than a tomboy, unlike the earlier games. In the more recent games, Amy has become a bit more obsessive and far more aggressive, much to Sonic's dismay. She often shows her anger by pulling her Piko Piko Hammer out of Hammerspace, sometimes threatening Sonic with it. That being said Amy is rather temperamental, bossy, overbearing, and stubborn, much to the annoyance of a few characters.

In Sonic Battle, her attraction towards "Boxercise" plays to both elements of her ever-changing personality: the exercise helping her lose weight to maintain her girlish figure, and the boxing to help her train when she's forced to fight. In Sonic Battle, she had shown a very powerful and aggressive attitude, willing to fight whenever necessary.

Despite her aggressive tendencies, Amy has a kind heart, never gives up, and is one of the most optimistic and cheerful characters. Amy is always full of hope and is always cheering on for the good side of things. She almost never seems to find anything hopeless, as shown in Sonic Adventure, where she was determined to help the bird who had lost its family.

In Sonic Adventure 2, Amy felt strongly that there was a chance for the world to be saved and that people were basically good (as she told Shadow). Amy is often a likable person she has rarely met anyone who she did not befriend (including Shadow and Blaze). Amy is a cheerful and caring individual, with a positive outlook on life, and an over sweeping infatuation for Sonic.

Since Sonic Free Riders, Amy seems to be more bossy and infatuated with Sonic than before. This is most likely due to the more light and humorous nature of recent Sonic games. Amy's personality has added more a humorous factor in games like Sonic Colors, Sonic Free Riders, and Sonic Generations with her obsession for Sonic, which causes her to say silly and embarrassing things.

Starting from Sonic Lost World, Amy appears to have matured. Although Amy maintains her crush on Sonic, she has learned more self-control over her demeanor towards him and is now more caring and level-headed.

Powers and abilities

Physical abilities

While not superhuman, Amy possesses above-average physical attributes, making her a powerful figure in her own right. She has high physical strength, wielding her apparently heavy Piko Piko Hammers with little effort and swings them around with enough force to smash clean through metal, send enemies skyrocketing, fly around like a helicopter rotor, create whirlwinds, generate shock waves or send herself flying by hammering into the ground. On top of that, Amy could slap Knuckles with enough force to send him flying into a tree without even trying.

Amy is capable of running at super speeds, which stems from her practice of chasing after Sonic and her innate hedgehog abilities.[22][23] While her exact top speed is unclear, she can run fast enough to even keep Sonic on a constant lookout for her, suggesting she is a remarkably fast runner. Amy can even run fast enough to create afterimages of herself. However, Amy has admitted herself that she is not as fast as Sonic.[24]

Amy has as well good acrobatic skills and agility, being able to handle and swing her large Piko Piko Hammer gracefully and without disturbing her when airborne, perform various forms of movements and tricks when launched into midair, and grind on rails with ease. Amy also possesses a very high degree of physical endurance and durability.

Combat skills

Said to be stronger than most people give her credit for,[25] Amy is a tough fighter, though her combat skills are not as developed as those of Sonic, Knuckles, or Tails.[26] Combined with her aggressiveness though, Amy can be a fierce opponent in a confrontation. While the martial arts she has trained under are more reminiscing of exercises, Amy knows how to defend herself against, and can go up against powerful robots and highly trained combatants.

Fighting style

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Amy attacks using her Piko Piko Hammer.

Amy's fighting style focuses heavily on her Piko Piko Hammer. In battle, she uses her hammer's size and durability to her advantage, either using it to knock opponents far away or bringing the entirety of its weight down on the opponents, crushing them with devastating force. For more offensive moves, Amy twirls around with her Piko Piko Hammer, either turning herself into a spinning top that mows down everything in her path or stirring up whirlwinds and shock waves to blow the opponents away, though such maneuvers can leave her dizzy. However, Amy can as well fight opponents hand-to-hand, though she rarely resorts to this method. As seen in Sonic Battle, when fighting opponents close up, Amy utilizes kickboxing moves, using fast jabs and uppercuts.

Techniques and moves

Amy has one of the widest ranges of moves and techniques in the series, ranging from techniques involving her Piko Piko Hammer, to the basic Spin Attack maneuvers, to even mimicries of other characters' moves.

Most of Amy's offensive techniques revolves around the variants of her primary technique, the Hammer Attack, a downward swing with her Piko Piko Hammer on opponents. These variants serve to compensate for Amy's lack of superior physical skills and moves. Her Jump Attack lets her swing her Piko Piko Hammer in midair to attack enemies while airborne with increased attack range, and her Spin Hammer Attack and Spinning Hammer Attack lets her spin around with her Piko Piko Hammer to attack with increased attack range. For better movements, Amy can use her Hammer Jump and Mid-Air Hammer Jump techniques to let her somersault higher into the air by setting off with her Piko Piko Hammer from where she is positioned, and with her Propeller Hammer she can float through the air like a helicopter for a short time.

Some of Amy's more special moves include her Tornado Hammer where she throws a whirlwind at opponents to blow them off the ground, and the Rose Typhoon where she creates a dome-like shock wave by hammering into the ground. While she sometimes lacks it, Amy can also perform the various forms of the Spin Attack where she curls tightly into a concussive ball while in locomotion to damage, mow down, or burrow through obstacles and foes. The Homing Attack allows Amy to jump and home in on an enemy to get over large gaps she cannot normally reach, the Spin Jump lets her curl into a ball to attack opponent by landing on them, and the Spin Dash lets her shoot herself forward as an acceleration roll at high speeds to break barriers or mow down enemies.

Miscellaneous skills

Amy has on several occasions proved to possess excellent tracking and dowsing skills, especially when she is looking for Sonic. As demonstrated during her searches for Sonic, Amy is able to locate a person no matter where in the world they are. In fact, at least in Sonic's case, Amy is able to "feel" where a person has been. Amy's tracking skills are further enforced in Sonic Rush, where Cream told Blaze that Amy was sure to find Sonic for them.

Amy has displayed some skills in the mystical field, primarily in reading tarot cards. Using her tarot cards, Amy is able to predict the future and give herself the knowledge of future events, such as successfully predicting where Sonic would be in Sonic the Hedgehog CD and Sonic Battle, and even curse others.

In the Sonic Riders series, Amy has steadily proven herself as a very talented Extreme Gear rider. Though she did not make it to the finals during the first EX World Grand Prix in Sonic Riders, she had at the time of the Grand Prix in Sonic Free Riders become so skilled at riding Extreme Gear that she was able to compete against even the world's best Extreme Gear riders. While riding on an Extreme Gear, Amy is skillful enough to ride on rails, focus on opponents while remaining in control of her Extreme Gear, and as well pulls off highly advanced tricks and techniques on her Extreme Gear while in midair.

In Sonic the Fighters, Amy demonstrated the ability to harness chaos energy from the Chaos Emeralds, allowing her to enter the Hyper Mode. In Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), Amy also displayed the ability to turn herself invisible for a short time.

As seen during Dodon Pa's Grand Prix, Amy also has excellent skills when it comes to driving and racing in racecars like the Pink Cabriolet.

Weapon

Main article: Piko Piko Hammer
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Amy with her hammer.

Amy's trademark weapon is the Piko Piko Hammer, a large and powerful hammer capable of dealing massive damage with no excessive efforts, which she can call out from nowhere at will. In Amy's hands, the Piko Piko Hammer is such a powerful weapon that Amy can strike fear into the likes of Sonic and Knuckles by displaying strength and fury with it.

Though simple in function, Amy is highly adept at wielding it and uses it with proficiency second to none. She mainly uses it as a melee weapon in combat, but can also use it for improving her movements, performing long-ranged attacks, and even mimic the Spin Attack variants.

Color Powers

Main article: Color Power

By harnessing different variants of Hyper-go-on from Wisps, Amy can use specific Color Powers to transform into a certain form, such as a drill, a laser, or even a planet, each one possessing its own unique abilities. So far, Amy has been able to transform into the Cyan Laser, Yellow Drill, and Indigo Asteroid. However, these transformations require a steady supply of Hyper-go-on to be maintained.

Relationships

Sonic the Hedgehog

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Amy and Sonic in Sonic the Hedgehog CD.

Sonic, this time there's no way outta marrying me!


— Amy Rose, Sonic Heroes[27]

Amy believes that being together with Sonic the Hedgehog is her destiny as foretold by her initial tarot card reading, and has indeed fallen madly in love with the blue hero since her fateful rescue in Sonic the Hedgehog CD. Amy identifies herself as Sonic's "self-proclaimed" girlfriend. While Sonic appears annoyed by her affections, her love was renewed upon meeting him once again in Sonic Adventure, where she resolved to become more independent to win over Sonic's heart by the end of her tale. Even though he seems nervous and occasionally overwhelmed by her advances, Sonic at least considers Amy a good friend and worthy comrade, and is always there to help her out should the need arise. Sonic's emotional neglect, for the most part, does not seem to hurt or deter Amy; rather, she continues to treat him as if he is hiding his feelings behind a facade, which has occasionally been implied to be the case (such as in the Sonic Heroes manual). As of Sonic Heroes, Amy's Sonic-chasing tendencies were particularly aggressive and hyperactively over the top, even going so far as to trying to force Sonic to marry her by battling him and his team, which put Sonic off and only caused him to run away, though she has developed a more mellow approach in recent years; the latter method has apparently worked, as Sonic doesn't run away from her anymore and is even willing to interact with Amy more often.

In Sonic Battle, Amy obsesses with "Boxercise" as part of her arduous physical training to impress Sonic with her adamant dedication, which mildly works but also worries him. In Amy's story, she asks Tails about Emerl, and Tails explains that Emerl is like a child to Sonic. Amy takes this literally and thinks that Sonic wants her to be Emerl's mother. Amy then takes Emerl away and tells him to call her his mother, thus making Emerl believe that Amy is actually his mother figure. During her story she tries hard to protect Emerl after losing him to Rouge. At the end of her story, Amy tries to get Sonic to propose to her, but he promptly shivers at the thought and bails.

In Sonic Riders, Amy enters the EX World Grand Prix so she can be beside Sonic, though she becomes mad when Sonic accidentally launches her into a tornado when he had to save her from Dr. Eggman and forgot about her. After getting caught in the tornado, she chases Sonic with her Piko Piko Hammer as payback for forgetting about her.

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Amy protecting Sonic from Silver.

In Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), Amy's time is spent mostly trying to find Sonic. She teams up with Silver in order to find him, though when she finds out that he is trying to kill him, she ditched him, saying that she would choose Sonic over the entire world. Later on, during the Last Story, nearly every important character gets sent to a time-space rift. They all see that Sonic is dead, and Amy reacts to this by kneeling down and crying into her hands. She later sheds a tear when Sonic is brought back to life.

In Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, Amy insecurely claims she finally made a legitimate boyfriend named Dexter during Sonic's long two-year absence, but unusually does not appear to have any wild schemes to get Sonic to accept her. Through dialog trees, the player can decide the extent of Sonic's interaction with her, as well as whether his exchanges are positive, negative or neutral in nature. If he treats Amy with high regard and respect, an additional scene may occur on the Kron Colony near the end of the game where she pulls Sonic aside for a moment, wondering why he has been so nice to her after such an empty gap of time has passed. There are multiple-choice outcomes to this scene, from Sonic making it clear once and for all that he cannot be romantically invested in her to him actually admitting that he does return her feelings in some way but promising they can figure out what this means after they get home. If this breakthrough occurs, Amy will reveal that Dexter is fake to her potential boyfriend.

I still can't believe it's you inside that... THING. But! No matter the package, you're still my Sonic, Sonic!


— Amy Rose, Sonic Unleashed.

In Sonic Unleashed, Sonic seemed depressed when Amy did not recognize him as a Werehog, understanding that he is not the same at all in his Werehog form when Chip pointed it out. When she finds out the Werehog was Sonic, she wanted to know all about how it happened and had even mentioned that she did not care about it. Near the end of the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version, she asks Sonic out on a date when she is spoken to, and the player can choose whether Sonic accepts or declines it. If rejected, she will think she earned the opportunity and get a little upset at Sonic's decision, but otherwise, she will tell Sonic to hurry up and stop Eggman while she excitedly plans it.

In Sonic and the Black Knight's ending, Sonic is shown explaining to Amy all about his adventure in the Arthurian Legend. Amy does not believe him and accuses, "That's the lamest excuse ever! You just forgot about our date!" Acknowledging his missed date, Sonic calmly tries to reason with her by swearing that his story is completely factual, but Amy does not listen and apparently pulls out her hammer.

In the DS version of Sonic Colors, Amy tries to have a romantic picnic with Sonic at first; however, Sonic is too busy and does not want to make the picnic look like a date. Later on, with Big and Tails around, he does agree since he is hungry and it does not look like a date. Amy also gives Sonic a mission, because he looks "dreamy" when he performs his tricks in stages.

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Amy trying to hug Sonic.

In Sonic Generations, Amy is excited to attend Sonic's birthday party. However Sonic keeps Amy away from getting too close to him (such as hugging him) by placing his hand over her face. If Classic Sonic rescues Amy, she mistakes him for Modern Sonic and questions how he looks so young, whereas if Modern Sonic saves Amy, she tells Sonic that she was afraid that she would never be able to flirt with him again, leaving Sonic wordlessly exasperated. If Sonic gets an S rank in Chemical Plant, Amy will compliment that Sonic "knows how to get the girls", and when attaining a Red Star Ring, Amy says that she mistook the ring for an actual ring, meaning that she thought Sonic was giving her a ring as a gift or for another reason.

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Amy and Sonic's winning animation in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

In Sonic Lost World, Amy's personality was further matured compared to previous appearances, showing a more nurturing and understanding side. She first appears with a group of Animals, comforting them with Knuckles. She then calls Sonic to check on how he is doing with rescuing Flickies. The third time she communicates with Sonic, she solemnly tells him that it was too late for her and Knuckles and the planet's energy is leaving them, and she tries to tell Sonic that she loves him before the signal dies, much to Sonic's shock. In the end, they are revealed to be okay, and Sonic pleasantly joins them for a relaxing nap in the open meadow. In Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Sonic and Amy have a special wining animation in which she grabs Sonic's hands and jumps in happiness, then they begin to thank the audience.

Wow! Having two Sonics is so dreamy!


— Amy Rose, Sonic Forces. File:QuotTwoSonics.ogg

In Sonic Forces, Amy joins Knuckles' resistance when Eggman takes over and becomes extremely worried when Sonic goes missing. When Rouge reveals to them that Eggman merely took Sonic captive and was keeping the hero in the Death Egg, she is shown to be highly relieved. She is shown to be the happiest of all Resistance members (alongside Knuckles and later Tails) when she hears Sonic's voice on Knuckles' communicator while contacting the Avatar. Through the game, she also comments on how "dreamy" is to have two Sonics at the same time and does her best to help them.

In Team Sonic Racing, Amy seems to have more self-control over her obsession with Sonic, as she hardly flirts with him, asks him out on a date, or generally shows any romantic affection for him throughout the game. This has apparently made Sonic more comfortable being around her and allowed him to develop his friendship with her as he was willing to join her picnic with Big and Omochao. Throughout the game, Amy and Sonic share a friendly-rivalry during the races but still work together with their friends to stop Eggman and find out the truth about Dodon Pa.

A running gag involves Amy making her entrance in a game by running into another hedgehog from the side of the screen and hugging them from behind, mistaking them for Sonic despite looking nothing alike up close.

Cream the Rabbit

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Amy and Cream are best friends.

Since Sonic Heroes, Cream the Rabbit and Amy share a sister-like relationship, comparable to Sonic and Tails' brother-like friendship. This fact is strengthened by Sonic Advance 3, as when they are paired together, they are given the title "Team Jubilee" and serve as a female counterpart to Sonic and Tails' "Unbreakable Bond." The two are portrayed as best friends and also seem to frequent together almost completely throughout Sonic Battle, except when Emerl drags one of them away. Amy is also seen searching for Cream during the level Cryptic Castle in Shadow the Hedgehog, which further suggests how much she cares for her.

In Sonic Rush, it is implied that Amy occasionally gets angry with Cream, angry enough to chase her with her hammer as Cream shouted "Not again!" after she said that Amy was "shortsighted" in the regard of her love of Sonic when Cream introduced Blaze to Amy.

The two team up twice in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood for the moves Spin Cycle, a move in which Cream lifts Amy up and sends her spinning into one enemy, as well damaging adjacent ones. Team Rose band together to perform Flower Power, their most potent attack in this game which involves Amy bouncing off Big with a boost from Cream and landing on a foe hammer-first.

Big the Cat

Big the Cat acts as an older brother figure to Amy and is most likely her other best friend. They form Team Rose and fight together in Sonic Heroes. In Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood after meeting Big in the Mystic Ruins, Big states that he "heard his good friend Amy Rose", so he rushed over to see if it was really her. When Big sees Amy he becomes ecstatic and actually makes an attempt to hug her (in which Amy refuses due to the fact that he smelled from the gases in the ruins). Big also becomes happy that he gets to be around Amy when Sonic invites him to join the team.

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Amy and Tails.

For the most part, Amy and Tails have a good friendship, although he is aware of Amy's love and obsession for Sonic. Due to this, in games like Sonic Battle and Sonic Free Riders, Tails has tried to help Sonic get away from Amy.

The two are good enough friends for Amy to stand up for Tails as seen in Sonic Riders when Amy is defensive of Tails when Wave made fun of him.

Knuckles the Echidna

Amy has only been seen interacting with Knuckles the Echidna on rare occasions, although they seem to have an awkward, yet at the same time, friendly relationship. Although the two do not interact much (if at all) in the earlier games, they do so more often in the later installments of the series.

In Sonic Heroes when playing as Team Sonic; at the beginning of the fight against Team Rose, Knuckles will taunt Sonic about Amy saying, "Have you been messing with that girl's heart again, Sonic?"

In Sonic Rush, Amy stops Knuckles from starting a fight with Blaze.

In Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, Amy budges in Knuckles' sentence in the end, annoying the echidna. However Knuckles is also seen protecting Amy and pulls her away out of danger in the MeteorTech Premises.

In Sonic Generations, Amy accidentally hurts Knuckles with a great force (which causes him to crash into a tree) after he said that Sonic "wasn't half bad", whereas she thought he was "all great". However, Amy does not notice how hard she hit Knuckles because she was busy swooning at Sonic.

In Sonic Lost World, they work separately from Sonic and Tails in saving the animals from Dr. Eggman.

In Sonic Forces, they work together as part of the Resistance. Although they get along well in this game, Amy has to keep Knuckles in check at times, especially when Knuckles was more than willing to do the distraction at Green Hill himself, with Amy then saying that as the commander of the Resistance, he needs to stay at the Resistance HQ.

Shadow the Hedgehog

I know that people fight over the most trivial things. Some people may be selfish, like the professor said. But they're basically good. If they try their best and never give up on their wishes. They always have a reason to be happy. That's why you should help them out... Saving them is a good thing!


— Amy Rose, Sonic Adventure 2

Amy and Shadow appear to be on good terms, however, they do have somewhat of a rocky history. Amy first met Shadow in Sonic Adventure 2 when she mistook him for Sonic. Later aboard the ARK, Amy met Shadow again and managed to convince him to save humanity. As Amy and Maria have the same insight towards humanity, this might be one of the reasons Shadow is on neutral terms with her.

During Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow can choose to assist Amy Rose in helping find Cream and Cheese. At the end of the stage, Shadow benevolently advises her to be more careful. In the final ending, Amy shows an amount of faith and admiration for Shadow, regardless of anything bad that may have happened.

Vector the Crocodile

Amy and Vector the Crocodile do not seem to get along with each other in the slightest in the few times they have interacted with each other.

Amy and Vector first encountered each other in Sonic Heroes. When the Chaotix saw Team Rose, Vector wanted to ask Amy a question, however, her rude response caused the teams to fight.

The next time the two were seen together was in Sonic Free Riders. Vector joined Amy's team along with Cream to win the prize money Eggman advertised about his Grand Prix. Vector and Amy do not seem to get along. At first, Amy blames Vector for not getting them registered for the race even when he claimed that it was not his fault as she invited him to her team 30 minutes ago. Also, when Amy pretends that she was not expecting her and Sonic in the Grand Prix (because she wanted to prove that "lovers" are drawn together), Vector disapproves of her by calling her a "terrible actress". Amy also appears to yell at Vector and boss him around, something she does not do to Cream throughout the game, even though Cream is also a member of the team. Due to this, Vector is often annoyed by Amy's overbearing and domineering personality.

Silver the Hedgehog

In Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), Amy mistook Silver the Hedgehog for Sonic. Amy, who thought he was simply looking for someone, offered to help him if he would help her. Unable to deny her offer, Silver was dragged along with Amy unwillingly for a while, and found her a distraction, while Amy became his friend and promised to help him find the "Iblis Trigger". Eventually, though, Silver's helpful nature kicked in and he set aside his quest momentarily to help her search through Dusty Desert.

Silver's alliance with Amy ended up being only temporary, which ended once Silver found Sonic and tried to kill him. When Amy found out that Silver intended to kill Sonic, she left Silver's side. Strangely, when they meet again after Sonic dies and Mephiles and Iblis fuse, she bears no particular malice towards him for his past actions. Because of what happens at the end of the game, Amy and Silver never met. In Sonic Forces, Amy and Silver worked alongside each other in the Resistance to defend the world from Dr. Eggman, although they never properly interact.

E-102 Gamma

You're really nice. You're different from the other robots. You've got a soft spot inside your metal frame. If you want, we can be friends okay?


— Amy Rose, Sonic Adventure
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Amy protecting Gamma from Sonic.

Although initially hostile to each other, Amy and E-102 Gamma eventually form a friendship, with Amy being the reason for Gamma reforming and turning against Dr. Eggman.

After Amy was captured by Eggman in Sonic Adventure, Gamma approaches Amy in her cell and demands her to hand over the bird. Amy refuses because she cares for the bird. This confuses Gamma, who does not understand emotions and how she can become attached to something she hardly knows, which causes Amy to feel sympathy for him and other Eggman robots as a whole because they are not programmed to feel emotions. Gamma then decides to free Amy from her cell. Later on when Sonic and Gamma are battling, Amy stops them because she believes Gamma is good and is her friend. This act causes Gamma to decide to turn against Eggman and free the animals within the other E-100 Series robots.

Rouge the Bat

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Amy with Rouge.

Amy and Rouge the Bat hardly interact, but clearly do not get along very well when they do. They only ever put up with each other usually because Sonic and Shadow work together on occasion. When they first met, Amy and Rouge were enemies, as the latter had been working with Shadow and Eggman, but they became allies towards the end in order to save Earth. In Sonic Battle, they fight several times over Emerl. When Amy called Rouge's house a "dump", Rouge was furious with Amy's comment and the two fought over an Emerald Shard. In Sonic Free Riders, Amy appeared disgusted by Rouge's lack of empathy for E-10000B when he was breaking down and her refusal to allow him to rest.

Their rivalry with each other is most prominently shown in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. They frequently bicker with each other, mostly consisting of Rouge mocking Amy in some way, usually by making fun of her crush on Sonic or even flirting with him in front of Amy, which makes Amy furious.

The two have seemed to get along with each other in certain circumstances like in Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic Forces, but this may be because of the high stakes portrayed in both games.

Princess Elise

I'll go, too! Because it's for Sonic! So Elise... Watch over him!


— Amy telling Elise to watch over Sonic.

Princess Elise was a good friend of Amy's. Amy rescued her from Eggman's base then escorted and saved her from the robots that were chasing her. Amy gave Elise some advice on love and told her that she had a good chance with Sonic (though she did not know that Elise cared for Sonic as well), saying, "You're a Princess and you're super-cute. This guy's the lucky one." Amy also comforted her in the Last Story of the game.

Friends/allies

Rivals

Enemies

Notes

  1. Since the cover date was one month ahead of the publication date, these issues were released March 1992.

References

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  3. 3.0 3.1 Naoto Ohshima (@NaotoOhshima) on Twitter. Twitter. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved on 10 February 2019. "Naoto Ohshima: This picture is me, but Amy's finish design is Hoshino." Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "OhshimaTwitter2" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Sonic Channel (Japanese). Characters: Amy Rose. Sega. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved on 3 July 2014.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD) Japanese instruction booklet, pg. 6.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Devra Newberger Speregen (2016). Sonic: The Ultimate Character Guide. Scholastic. p. 19. ISBN 978-1338033243.
  7. Sumo Digital (23 February 2010). Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/Level: Amy Rose's character profile.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Media:AmyProfileRio2016.png
  9. Sumo Digital (23 February 2010). Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/Level: Amy Rose's character profile.
  10. Sonic Team (23 December 1998). Sonic Adventure. Dreamcast. Sega. Area/Level: Hot Shelter. "Amy: I hate Robotnik!"
  11. Sonic Team (23 December 1998). Sonic Adventure. Dreamcast. Sega. Area/level: Mystic Ruins. "Amy: I don't like places like this!"
  12. Sonic Team (6 February 2004). Sonic Heroes. PlayStation 2. Sega. Area/level: Hang Castle (Team Rose). "Amy: I hate places like this!"
  13. Sega Studio USA (15 November 2005). Shadow the Hedgehog. Nintendo GameCube. Sega. Area/level: Cryptic Castle. "Amy: Eeeeek! I hate ghosts!"
  14. Sega Studio USA (15 November 2005). Shadow the Hedgehog. Nintendo GameCube. Sega. Area/level: Cryptic Castle. "Amy: Eeew, what are those things [Death Leeches]?! They're disgusting! Go, go get rid of 'em!"
  15. Sonic Advance 3 (Game Boy Advance) North American instruction booklet, pg. 16.
  16. Ray, Manami . 『ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ』誕生・ヒット・新生の真実をソニックチームのレジェンドクリエイターが、25周年のいま明かす 秘蔵資料満載の永久保存版!(2/5) (Japanese). Famitsu. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved on 4 October 2020. "中 『ソニックCD』と言えばエミー・ローズが登場しますけど、僕らアメリカにいた側からすると、それがナンパに思えたんですよ。ソニックのガールフレンドとしては、すでにグラマラスな大人の人間女性“マドンナ”が設定されていたんですね。それがあったので、すごく違和感を覚えた記憶がありますね。 大島 あれはライセンスビジネスを担当していた当時のキャラクター部から「ミッキーに対するミニ―にあたる女の子キャラクターがほしい」と言われてデザインしたんですよ。でも、マドンナの要素はエミーにも受け継がれていますよ。"
  17. 17.0 17.1 MajinReid . Sonic Boom 2013 - Part 2/3 - Q&A Session (English and Japanese). Retrieved on 10 February 2019.
  18. Shmuplations (translation) . Sonic the Hedgehog – Developer Interview Collection (English). Retrieved on 10 February 2019. "Other than Sonic, the only characters I directly designed were Dr. Eggman and Amy Rose. The others characters were thought up by different staff."
  19. 19.0 19.1 Keith Stuart (6 November 2014) (in English). Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works. Read-Only Memory. p. 289. ISBN 978-0957576810. "Kazuyuki Hoshino: Although I created the in-game graphics for Amy, there were many people involved in the birth of the character, with staff members from various departments all contributing ideas. Just like Mickey needs Minnnie to exist, Sonic's world needed a heroine that could not be ignored. Her fashion - the head piece and trainers - reflect Naoto Ohshima's taste, while her mannerisms reflect the kind of traits I looked for in women at the time."
  20. Naoto Ohshima . Naoto Ohshima on Twitter (Japanese). Retrieved on 10 February 2019. "Game が先です"
  21. File:AmyProfileRio2016.png
  22. BioWare (26 September 2008). Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. Nintendo DS. Sega. "Codex: As a member of Sonic's team, Amy lends both speed and strength to the group, using her innate hedgehog speed and her immensely powerful Piko-Piko Hammer to good effect."
  23. "Amy's running skill. She's got excellent running skills, since she's used to chasing Sonic." - Amy Run's Info, Sonic Battle.
  24. Sonic Team (June 27, 2003). Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut. GameCube. Sega. Area: Station Square Adventure Field. "Amy: Wait up, Sonic! Not fair! I can't run as fast as you!"
  25. Sega of America . Amy Rose. Sonic Characters. Sega of America. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005. Retrieved on 26 October 2017. "Once Sonic saved Amy from the clutches of Dr. Eggman in Sonic CD, the two became fast friends. Amy is graceful and powerful at the same time and though she often gets into trouble, she is stronger than most give her credit for. She has a big crush on Sonic and wouldn't mind if they became more than friends, but Sonic is too busy saving the world to think about having a girlfriend, let alone a wife and kids! With her Piko Piko Hammer and Tarot Cards, Amy has proven herself a valuable member of Sonic's team."
  26. Stratton, Bryan (17 June 2003). "Amy Rose". Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut: Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. p. 91. ISBN 978-0761542865. "Amy's combat skills are not as developed as those of Sonic, Knuckles, or Tails."
  27. Amy just before her team's fight with Team Sonic.
  28. Rouge the Bat, Codex, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

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